Kiwifruit

Fruit and vegetable growers and other primary producers are looking with new eyes at the waste they produce. Now paua shells, flax, waste from grapes and kiwifruit can be used as ingredients in…

The authority in charge of border biosecurity was not able to check every item crossing New Zealand's border, the High Court in Wellington has been told.

Improvements to DNA sequencing technology will be able to help researchers solve genetic problems faster in animals, plants and other organisms, a Palmerston North scientist says.

The giant willow aphid is infesting willows, apple and pear trees, some native trees and shelterbelts on some kiwifruit orchards. Entomologist Stephanie Sopow is heading to the United States to search…

A group of growers is suing the Ministry for Primary Industries for negligence over the vine-killing disease's entry to the country in 2010.

A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower is angry at the industry and says not enough is being done to stop contractors capitalising on the shortage of workers.

At least half of the kiwifruit contractors who have been audited in the Bay of Plenty have failed to provide employment contracts or pay the minimum wage, an MBIE investigation has found.

Māori kiwifruit growers will now have a collective voice in the industry and hopefully soon some seats at the Zespri table thanks to the new Māori Kiwifruit Growers' Forum. It's a sign of good things…

The popularity of golden kiwifruit is predicted to drive growth in the industry in the coming decades, a report says.

Zespri has more than doubled its full-year net profit despite a challenging season for green varieties of kiwifruit.

Zespri's sales to Japan have grown by 30 percent in the past two seasons, with the Japanese kiwifruit market worth about $500 million last season.

Kiwifruit and avocados grow particularly well in Northland. Now the Malley family of Maungatapere is adding raspberries, blackberries and figs to the mix.